This blog is about our life aboard Yarwood, a 66' Tug style narrowboat launched in Jan 2012.

Thursday, 15 August 2013

Barrow-upon-Soar to Loughborough

Lazy start this morning with only a few miles to go we didn't move until gone ten. Lisa, Verity and I walked down to Barrow lock and helped a couple of boats through before Yarwood and What a Lark got their turn.

What a Lark leads off this morning and 'hovers' while we lock down one boat and lock up a trip boat full of disabled and elderly people who were thoroughly enjoying their jaunt along the river to a date with a pub lunch... and who wouldn't?

Verity relaxing on the lock beam but Floyd was not going to let her get away with ignoring him!

What at Lark shooting the bridge at Barrow

Yarwood heading off towards Pillings lock

Moored at Loughborough

We moored up close to the rail station so that Verity could get her train back to Brighton and then we moved along a bit to a better mooring where we plan to stay for a couple of nights before venturing off towards Sawley and Cranfleet and the parting of our ways, What a Lark towards the T&M canal and Yarwood towards Nottingham.